利未人的產業
1「利未祭司及其他利未支派的人在以色列不可擁有土地。他們吃的是獻給耶和華的火祭，那是他們的產業。 2他們在眾支派中沒有自己的產業，因為耶和華是他們的產業，這是祂的應許。 3眾人所獻的牛羊的前腿、腮頰和胃應歸祭司。 4你們要給祭司初收的五穀、新酒、新油和初剪的羊毛。 5因為你們的上帝耶和華從各支派中揀選了利未人，讓他們世代奉祂的名事奉。
6「以色列境內任何地方的利未人若願意離開自己所住的城，去耶和華選定的地方， 7他可以像在耶和華面前事奉的其他利未人一樣，在那裡事奉他的上帝耶和華。 8除了變賣產業所得之外，他還可以分到與其他祭司同等分量的祭物。
不可隨從外族風俗
9「你們進入你們的上帝耶和華將要賜給你們的土地後，不可仿效當地民族的可憎行徑。 10你們當中不可有人焚燒自己的子女作祭物，不可有人占卜、算命、作法、行邪術、 11念咒、做靈媒、行巫術或求問亡靈。 12凡做這些事的人都是耶和華所憎惡的。正是因為當地的民族做這些可憎之事，你們的上帝耶和華才要當著你們的面把他們趕走。 13你們要在你們的上帝耶和華面前純全無過。
耶和華使一位先知興起
14「你們將要趕走的那些民族聽信術士和巫師，但你們的上帝耶和華不准你們仿效他們。 15你們的上帝耶和華要在你們中間選立一位像我一樣的先知，你們要聽從他。 16這正是你們在何烈山聚會時向你們的上帝耶和華所求的，當時你們說，『不要讓我們再聽見我們上帝耶和華的聲音，也不要讓我們再看見這烈火，免得我們死亡。』 17於是，耶和華對我說，『他們說的對。 18我要在他們當中選立一位像你一樣的先知，我會告訴他該說的話，他要把我的一切吩咐告訴他們。 19如果有人不聽從他奉我的名所說的話，我必親自懲罰那人。 20若有先知冒我的名說我未曾吩咐他的話，或以其他神明的名義說話，必須處死他。』 21你們也許心裡會問，『我們如何知道是否是耶和華說的話呢？』 22如果先知奉耶和華的名說的話沒有應驗，他的話就不是耶和華說的。他是妄自說預言，你們不用怕他。
1The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 2Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
3¶ And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 4The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 5For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
6¶ And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; 7Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. 8They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.18.8 that…: Heb. his sale by the fathers
9¶ When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 13Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.18.13 perfect: or, upright, or, sincere 14For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.18.14 possess: or, inherit
15¶ The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 17And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
